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johnny56 Ex Member	Looking for 38-55 rifle Mar 8^th, 2006 at 9:29am	Print Post
	Good morning all..My grandson is 13 and getting interested in black powder shooting.I am looking for a good used 38-55 rifle for him..I was told that Pedersoli makes a nice one,but I have never seen one of them..I have the dies,brass,bullet mold etc..I am a little concerened about spending a lot,you know how kids are..They loose interest after a couple of months..Let me know if you hear of anything like this... smokey@cqservices.com or you can post on here...thanks


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martininut Ex Member	Re: Looking for 38-55 rifle Reply #1 - Mar 8^th, 2006 at 10:48am	Print Post
	I have a buddy down in Georgia that has an extra original Winchester Low Wall in 38-55, completely restored, beautiful bore, perfect case color on the action, that he is looking to sell or trade, for about the same price as a new Pedersoli copy. If you like, I can get you some pics. Get ahold of me on my e-mail at: craigbrown5150@sbcglobal.net


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Shooter Ex Member	Re: Looking for 38-55 rifle Reply #2 - Mar 8^th, 2006 at 8:39pm	Print Post
	You can buy a new NEF/Marlin .38-55 for less than $400. It would cheaply test to see if he will stick with it. Best, Mike Central Va.


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johnny56 Ex Member	Re: Looking for 38-55 rifle Reply #3 - Mar 8^th, 2006 at 9:30pm	Print Post
	Mike, I thought of that myself..If I can't find something soon,I might go that route..


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bohemianway Oldtimer Offline Posts: 625 Location: Andover, MN Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Looking for 38-55 rifle Reply #4 - Mar 10^th, 2006 at 1:08pm	Print Post
	I recently bought the NEF/Marlin 38-55 and it is still available at Sportsmans warehouse for $299. My 9 and 10 year olds have a blast and the only real problem is keeping them in ammo. As for accuracy the jury is still out. One neat thing is that you can pretend you are one of those old timers who stuck to the Wesson target rifles and get a feel for how clumsy they are when trying to clean them when the action is open. Be sure to bring a big stick to pop out the occasional stuck case. They have an ejector and if there is slightly to much resistance your done. Charlie


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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2798 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: Looking for 38-55 rifle Reply #5 - Mar 11^th, 2006 at 1:19am	Print Post
	My shooting partner bought one of the NEFs with 2 barrels, .38-55 & .45-70. With factory jacketed ammo, bullets tumbled at 100 yards when shot from the .38-55 barrel & cast bullets in the smaller sizes were hopeless. NEF replaced the barrel, but the whole thing caused a lot of stress & hassles. The .45-70 barrel seems to be OK. If you get one of those NEFs, take it out for a good session or 2 before you let the lad get involved. Equipment troubles may be more than he cares to cope with.


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johnny56 Ex Member	Re: Looking for 38-55 rifle Reply #6 - Mar 11^th, 2006 at 11:03am	Print Post
	Good advice and I appreceiate it..I think I will steer clear of the H AND R Rifles..I have hear too many negative reports about them..


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